. The Street railway journal . ter their newcompany to be known as the Underground Electric Railway,Ltd., with a capital of £5,000,000, for the purpose of electrifyingthe District Railway and building four other lines—the Brompton& Piccadilly, the Great Northern & Strand, the Charing Cross,Euston & Hampstead and the Baker Street & Waterloo estimated cost of construction of the new lines is £15,000,000. ♦♦♦ Street Railway Patents [This department is conducted by W. A. Rosenbaum, patentattorney, Room No. 1203-7 Nassau-Beekman Building, NewYork.] UNITED STATES PATENTS ISSUED JULY 29,


. The Street railway journal . ter their newcompany to be known as the Underground Electric Railway,Ltd., with a capital of £5,000,000, for the purpose of electrifyingthe District Railway and building four other lines—the Brompton& Piccadilly, the Great Northern & Strand, the Charing Cross,Euston & Hampstead and the Baker Street & Waterloo estimated cost of construction of the new lines is £15,000,000. ♦♦♦ Street Railway Patents [This department is conducted by W. A. Rosenbaum, patentattorney, Room No. 1203-7 Nassau-Beekman Building, NewYork.] UNITED STATES PATENTS ISSUED JULY 29, 1902705,583. Electric Signal; Arthur J. Haycox, Mansfield, filed April 10, 1902. One terminal of a signal lamp is con-nected with the trolley wire, the other leading through a manuallyoperated switch, to the return circuit, whereby the signal canbe operated at pleasure. 705,611. Adjustable Brake Head; Gilbert P. Ritter, Chicago,111. App. filed May 15, TQ02. The brake head has a journal open-. PATENT NO. 705,705 ing, and a grip tongue coincident therewith engages the end ofthe beam whereby adjustments may be made to accommodatethe various heights at which the beam is hung. 705,705. Safety Attachment For Trolley Car Vestibules; SusieE. Pressler, Toledo, Ohio. App. filed May 5, 1902. Rearwardlyextending brackets against which the motorman may lean whenadjusting the trolley wheel to the wire to avoid falling backward. Street Car Fender; Ole Olesen, St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 7, 1901. A canvas apron is connected to a jackstayfixed to a skeleton frame. 705,798. Trolley; W. L. Von Hardenburg, Brooklyn, N. filed June 22, 1901. A spiral groove on each side of thewheel conducts the wire back to the tread whenever it becomesdisplaced. 705,848. Electric Railway; Charles J. Kintner, New York, N. filed Oct. 29, 1900. Renewed Feb. 28, 1902. A series ofrotary tubular switches inclosing a current feeder are turned bythe car engaging with a spiral gr


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